"The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” These are the famous words of Siddhartha Gautama, aka Buddha, and this message remains consistent across Buddhist teachings until now. But we ...

Real positivity is acknowledging pain and negative feelings while continuing to look at your blessings. It’s alright to feel not alright — at least in the moment. Real positivity allows time for ...

Ted Danson has been explaining how he stays young at heart and keeps a positive mindset now that he’s reached the age of 77. Danson, who’ll turn 78 on December 29, is famous for his roles in ...

Ted Danson knows how to stay young! The actor, 77, reflects on the valuable lesson that playing retiree-turned-private investigator Charles Nieuwendyk on Netflix’s A Man on the Inside has taught him.

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You can train harder than anyone else in the pool, but if you don’t believe in yourself, it’s tough to reach your full potential. The truth is, your mindset matters just as much as your physical ...

Aging doesn’t affect everyone the same way. Some people slow down, while others speed up. But what if the biggest difference isn’t your health – it’s your attitude? A new study suggests it’s not only ...

Life has a funny way of convincing us there’s never enough. Not enough hours in the day, money in our bank accounts, decent singles in the dating pool. That persistent fixation on what you’re lacking ...

In a prior column, I highlighted the life and work of Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, who gave away that multi-billion-dollar company to organizations working on the environment, including ...

Optimistic people share patterns of brain activity, and make more of a distinction between positive and negative events than pessimists do, a brain-imaging study has found. “What if the common phrase ...

Sometimes it feels easier to be a Grumpy Gus—Who has the energy to get jazzed up about everything all the time? But ask yourself, how exhausting is it when you’re around someone else who is constantly ...

HANGZHOU, China — Scientists have discovered something remarkable about the human brain: positive emotions don’t just make us feel good, they actually help us remember things better by creating ...